Hello Voicemail

has, kat, and i have hit a new low. we were playing so much phone tag and unable to catch each other for a normal two-way conversation that we have resorted to leaving each other 5-minute messages to update each other about our lives.

one message from hasmik started, "hello saujin's voicemail. this is what's going on in my life..."

one message from kat, "we suck. so, i think i'm going to quit my job..."

sigh.

go clippers.

Let It Shine

sorry i've been so mia. after a week of relaxation (i.e. spring break), i'm back in school...already going a mile a minute. it's hard to believe that it's been a full year since i've quit chanin.

my favorite day of the year is always the "spring forward" day of daylight savings. i seriously feel like it's a holiday...hope you all celebrated with a margarita at 2 pm like i did.

nothing too interesting to report but wanted to let you all know i was still alive.

Importance of Betting

sure some people think gambling is a sin. but everything is EXCESS is a sin. it's all about moderation, kids. this is the first year in a long long time that i don't have money on march madness. and you know what? no matter how much i enjoy the games, it's just not the same. putting something on the line...i think that's what makes being a sports fan so much fun...anyhoo, i've learned my lesson.

speaking of $, i just calculated a scary number. i spend about $5-6 / day on coffee. annually, that means i spend approximatley $2000. do you know how many kfc popcorn chicken i can get with $2000?!?!?!

okay, time to study. it's already finals week! (still not used to this quarter system...)

Delete Please

i wish there was a delete function for unnecessary information in my brain...just to free up some space for information that is actually USEFUL.

for example: home phone numbers of my high school friends...especially the ones who have MOVED and the numbers are obsolete.
example 2: birthdays. like yesterday, i saw the date and thought, oh, it's christina wang's bday. i mean, why do i need to recall a bday of a friend i haven't talked to since high school???


side note: on my commute this morning, i pulled up to a car that had a little girl, like a first grader, on her laptop in the backseat. i felt kind of old. then i remembered it was my little sister's birthday...and she's 24 today! lil yuj is 24!!!! i felt really really old.

happy b yuj.

Fashion - Mama Yi Style

i'm watching the oscars with my mom right now. i said, "how pretty" to a dress someone was wearing. and she says, "no, the dress is ugly. the girl is pretty. if you put a rag on that girl, you can be a famous designer too."

other comments from mama yi thus far:
“she has a weird accent”
“her boobs are so not real”
“do you know that they have to remove fake boobs before cremation because they pop? i saw that on crossing jordan”

Status Report

so i was hoping to have some fantabulously interesting thing to talk about...but i don't really have anything. so, flash back to hs journalism, "my random thoughts":

- on cold days, i love doing laundry and putting on the clothes that come out of the dryer.
- on wed, like a good catholic that i am, went to ash wed mass on campus....except, it was the weirdest thing ever. it was out on the lawn and it was with a bunch of christian groups, not just the catholic one. a WOMAN pastor gave the homily and another lutheran guy was all weirded out because he said: "may the lord be with you" and we, like little trained puppies that we are, said: "and also with you." he wasn't sure how to respond and said, "thank you."
- the japanese guy in my study group was really weirded out by the ash on my forehead.
- guys who can sing are so hot.
- speaking of singing, i like elliot on american idol. weird looking but great singer.
- i think santino may win project runway. boo.
- i busted up my knee playing bball for the first time in a long time. i think it's big g's way of telling me to be old.

Scientific Theory

you know how there are horoscopes, zodiac signs, etc. all based on your birthday or your birth year? they tell you about your fortunes, your character traits, tendencies, etc. and you find yourself saying, uh huh, yup, sure.

so...say two people were born on the same day. does that mean those two people have the similar personality traits? if so, saujin yi = jennifer love hewitt and that bugs me.


on another note, i already started casting votes for american idols. sigh.

Jenn, Our Little Bride

i had to post a picture from this weekend's vegas bachelorette party for jenn. but i found that a lot of my pictures were...um...inappropriate. so, you get one of her taking a shot at tao. mmm. shot. mmm.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I'm crying. I love Nick. He's my favorite! This is BS. I'm banning Project Runway.

Per Request

here's one picture of the night...this is one of the more "sober" pictures i had in my camera. i think things just went downhill after this.

i have some midterm tomorrow but i'm too busy trying to balance a book on my head. my head is quite round at the top. just fyi.

Chant With Me

so yesterday, i went to get a pedi at a burbank nail salon that hasmik has been going to for years. i walked in, introduced myself (as "sam"), and made some small talk with the vietnamese ladies who were attending to me. she asks me a ton of questions and i tell her that i'm a 26-year-old mba student...no, not married...no, no boyfriend...etc. etc. then, i'm not quite sure how the conversation turned, but for about the last 30 minutes, she told me about the miracles of her religion, how we can all heal ourselves, and something about chanting to lady buddha. when i was leaving, she ended up giving me a little buddha statue and a note with that chant that i should be doing from now on. well, i am still confused as to how my pedi turned out to be an evangelist session. the funnier thing is hasmik (aka "jasmine") says she just reads her magazines when she goes for a pedi. maybe i just look confused in life.

speaking of confused, why do i still suck at getting dressed up for events? there's one thing i miss about living in a sorority...the plethora of dresses in the house. for any formal, you can pretty much do a quick tour of the closets, and voila, you're ready to go. anyhoo, thank goodness for hasmik and kat, who are playing retirees and have a lot of free time on their hands right now, because without them, i probably would have gone to my black tie optional casino night (which was last night) in flip flops and jeans.

Reality Me!

yes, i admit that i like reality tv. i watch everything from project runway to celebrity poker showdown (i heart phil) to iron chef america. and one of my favorite "games" to play is to tell my friends what reality show i can see them on...

- tina on apprentice
- steph on apprentice martha stewart edition
- spoon on trading spaces
- yuj on american idol....HA!
- willets on any of those live-in-a-confined-house type of shows
- misty on fear factor or survivor...

and for some reason, most people say the same thing when it comes to me: amazing race. hmm, i guess they don't know about my sensitive tummy and how pepto was my best friend the time i was visiting kathy in beijing...

anyhoo, i only thought about reality tv because last night at busby's, there was this company videotaping potential candidates for reality tv television. i volunteered to get interviewed:
"what show would you like to be on?"
"amazing race! or apprentice. or any of those makeover-y things"
"why would you be a good candidate?"
"cause i'm entertaining. and um...fun. and um...outgoing. and i'll do well."

yes, i was just THAT charming. oh well, at least i got a pink tanktop that says: "admit it, you like to watch". i know you're jealous.

American Idol...Supersized

Is it me or did Josh Gracin get huge? I mean literally.

Young Love

once a month, i meet with my mentee kid named nicole. she goes to an all-girls high school and is a driven girl (she applied to 11 colleges or something). anyhoo, i think my "mentoring" abilities are spectacular. she's pretty talkative and fun, but i feel the need to ask mentor-like questions to make sure she's steered in the right direction.

so here's an excerpt from today's conversion.

me: "that's great you finished college applications. so you got senioritis yet?"
nicole: "well, i'm working pretty hard still. i'm thinking that i should try to get an summer job."
me: "oh. that's cool. what else do you have going on?"
nicole: "we have a winter formal coming up."
me: "nice. did you ask anyone to be your date yet?"
nicole: "well, i had this boy i was going to ask, but i am his best friend's girlfriend now."
me: "HUH? "
nicole: "recently, his best friend came over, call me on my cell, and asked me to come out to his car. he had nice music on, gave me a rose, and asked me."
me: "oh, so how do guys ask girls to be their girlfriend these days? do they say, let's go steady or be my girlfriend or hey baby, be mine?"
nicole: "haha, no. he didn't have to say anything."
me: "OOOOH. um. cool. well, glad you finished your college applications."

Best Combo Ever

conan just sang the lyrics of kelly clarkson's "since you've been gone". i almost died.

deep thought of the night: santino on project runway is really good but such a cocky punk! love the attitude.